BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - With Angel Maria Villar in FUT Coins jail, the Spanish government is ready to step in and take control of soccer.Spain's sports authority is seeking the temporary removal of Villar, the longtime president of the Spanish Football Federation and FIFA's senior vice president, after his arrest and imprisonment in an anti-corruption investigation.
Inigo Mendez de Vigo, minister of education, culture and sport and the government's spokesman, said on Friday the government is prepared to take charge of the operations of the federation so Spanish soccer is not harmed by the scandal. FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, Angel Maria Villar Llona chairs a UEFA meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.
As FIFA's senior vice president with 19 years' experience on world soccer's decision-making body, Angel Maria Villar is one rung down the ladder from Infantino.
The 67-year-old Villar was arrested on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 along with his son whose business ventures he is accused of helping to profit from matches arranged for 2010 World Cup winner Spain. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)"What we want is to guarantee the complete normalcy of the institution when its president and vice president are in prison because of a judge's decision (to deny them bail)," Mendez de Vigo said.
"We want to send a message to the big family of football so everyone knows that we are taking steps."The Higher Council of Sports said on reddit Thursday it will ask the country's administrative court for sports to open a disciplinary procedure against Villar and three others.
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